Black-eared Red-backed Vole vs Thatching grass

Eothenomys olitor compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Black-eared Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Thatching grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Eothenomys	Hyparrhenia
Species	Eothenomys olitor	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Thatching grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatching grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

The Black-eared Red-backed Vole (Eothenomys olitor) is a species in the genus Eothenomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.